Threat Actors

Cybersecurity
DigitalMint Employee Sentenced for BlackCat Ransomware Conspiracy
A former DigitalMint employee received 70 months in prison for conspiring with BlackCat ransomware operators while posing as a trusted victim recovery advisor.
Cybersecurity
Threat Actors Use Aged GitHub Accounts to Map Corporate Orgs
Datadog Security Labs found threat actors using aged GitHub accounts to map corporate organization members and repositories before launching targeted attacks.
Cybersecurity
Helix Group Uses Vishing and Device Code Flow to Steal SharePoint Data
New threat group Helix chains vishing with Microsoft's OAuth Device Code Flow to harvest M365 tokens and exfiltrate SharePoint data for corporate extortion.
OpenMandriva Linux Contributor Attempted Code Sabotage After Dispute
Application Security
OpenMandriva Linux Contributor Attempted Code Sabotage After Dispute
OpenMandriva Linux caught a contributor sabotage attempt before production, disclosing the insider supply chain attack after an internal community dispute.
Cybersecurity
Accenture Confirms Breach After Hacker Lists 35 GB for Sale
Threat actor '888' listed 35 GB of Accenture source code, RSA keys, SSH keys, and Azure access tokens for sale on a criminal forum in ...
Cybersecurity
Cisco Talos Exposes UAT-7810 LONGLEASH Backdoor on Ruckus Routers
Cisco Talos disclosed UAT-7810, a China-linked APT building the LapDogs ORB relay network using LONGLEASH malware on compromised Ruckus and ASUS routers.
Cybersecurity
Eight Predatorgate Victims Sue Intellexa for €8 Million
Eight victims of the Greek Predatorgate spyware scandal filed a €8 million civil lawsuit against Intellexa and founder Tal Dilian in a Greek court on ...
Cybersecurity
Operation DragonReturn: DcRAT Targets India Tax Professionals
China-nexus Operation DragonReturn deploys DcRAT via a cloned Indian tax utility, targeting tax professionals and accountants during India's filing season.
Cybersecurity
Japan Arrests Teen Who Used ChatGPT to Cancel 46,812 Bandai Accounts
Tokyo police arrested a 15-year-old who used ChatGPT to generate attack code that canceled 46,812 Bandai Channel streaming accounts in under four hours.
Application Security
UNK_MassTraction Exploits Roundcube XSS to Hit US Physics Departments
Proofpoint named UNK_MassTraction, a China-aligned group using Roundcube CVE-2024-42009 to steal credentials and 2FA tokens from university physics departments.